Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in particle-size fractions of urban topsoils

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2855-2864

  Wang, Xue Song ^a  

^a HUAIHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

PAH isomer ratio; Particle size fractions; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Urban soils

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; PAH ISOMER RATIOS; PARTICLE-SIZE FRACTIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SPEARMAN CORRELATION; URBAN SOILS;

ISOMERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PAH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; TOPSOIL; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; JIANGSU; XUZHOU;

EID: 84886775020     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2346-7     Document Type: Article

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